Photos: Cities deserted as world races to contain coronavirus pandemic

Cities around the world are deserted as authorities race to contain the COVID-19 outbreak

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Times Square is seen largely empty as the coronavirus disease outbreak continued in Manhattan, New York City
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General view of an empty Westminster Bridge in London
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The empty place de l'Etoile with the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
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The mostly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House, where scheduled public performances have been cancelled, are seen on a quiet morning in Sydney
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The deserted St Mark square in Venice
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A general view at the almost empty square Bebelplatz with the Faculty of Law of the Humboldt University in Berlin
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A view of the Duomo square in Milan
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A delivery man cycles next to an empty square between La Almudena Cathedral and the Royal Palace in Madrid
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A cyclist crosses an empty square in central Maastricht in Netherlands
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A man climbs the stairs in empty Beirut Souks in downtown Beirut
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A view shows the deserted Pont des Arts bridge in Paris
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Empty chairs are seen at the deck of a local restaurant that is closed due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Hoboken, New Jersey
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Downtown streets of Seattle shown in this aerial photo, in Washington
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A municipal police car is parked at the empty Callao square during partial lockdown, in Madrid
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A view shows deserted banks of the river Seine near the Louvre museum in Paris
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An empty Brooklyn Bridge is seen during the outbreak of coronavirus disease, in New York City
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A view shows the deserted business district of La Defense in Paris
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A police car passes an empty cafe after the government closed shops and restaurants and asked people to stay at home, in Vienna
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An empty Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC
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The empty square in front of the pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris
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